North (North St. Paul, MN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Polars Colors: Red/White Coach: Eric Longtin League: Classic Suburban Playoff Division: AAAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #30 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Confidence Kpegeol Senior RB/DB Nick Quist Senior DL Devin Loeffelmacher Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Chemistry, Speed At Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Lines Must Improve, Inexperience RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: -3.2 2012 National Rank: #8804 2012 State Rank: #173 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: -8.7 2013 National Rank: #9989 2013 State Rank: #202 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 3 Dynasty National Rank: #7193 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.7 Dynasty Record: 14-31 [13-32 on the field] (12-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 1-8 2012 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (9th) 2012 Points For Average: 15.7 2012 Points Against Average: 37.1 2012 Differential: -21.4 2012 Wins: #7651 Tartan (Oakdale) (32-27) 2012 Losses: #1112 St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights) (57-27), #1430 Spring Lake Park (39-0), #2683 Mahtomedi (47-21), #2722 Hill-Murray (Maplewood) (27-7), #2807 South St. Paul (44-14), #3332 Stillwater (41-13), #6380 Richfield (38-20), #7058 Sibley [Henry] (Mendota Heights) (14-7) 2012 Opponents W-L: 58-33 Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/29 at Sibley [Henry] (Mendota Heights), 9/6 Hill-Murray (Maplewood), 9/13 at Mahtomedi, 9/20 Richfield, 9/27 Spring Lake Park, 10/4 South St. Paul, 10/11 St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights), 10/16 at Tartan (Oakdale) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights) (35.7), Spring Lake Park (33.2), South St. Paul (24.1) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Sibley [Henry] (Mendota Heights) (3.8), Tartan (Oakdale) (6.6), Richfield (6.6) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9 (19.1 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.8 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1972 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-8 2013 Projected League Finish: 9th 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%